Author: Festus Adeloye

The Kogi State Government has asked security agencies to hold Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central District responsible should any violence erupt in the North Central state.  In a statement on Tuesday, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, blamed the female senator for holding her homecoming rally despite the ban placed by the Governor Usman Ododo administration. “She should be held accountable for her blatant attempts to incite violence and cause unnecessary tension,” Fanwo said. The commissioner also said the female lawmaker allegedly has “plans to use her visit to stir trouble and violence in Kogi Central Senatorial District”. READ…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday received a rousing welcome from her supporters and residents of the Ihima community of Kogi, despite the state government’s ban on rallies and processions. As early as 8 am, her supporters from the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District that Akpoti-Uduaghan represents flooded the Ihima community of Okehi Local Government Area (LGA) to welcome the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker. Several local musicians took turns entertaining the people who attended the celebration while they awaited the arrival of the female lawmaker. It did not, however, take long before the embattled senator arrived…

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment Friday, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law. Yoon’s December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule plunged South Korea into political chaos after he sent armed soldiers into parliament. Lawmakers defied the troops to vote the measure down and impeached Yoon soon after, but months of political instability have hit South Korea’s economy and left the country in leadership limbo, as US President Donald Trump targets the region with sweeping tariffs. The court held weeks of impeachment hearings to determine whether to officially…

Motorists and petrol marketers in Lagos state have decried the rising price of petroleum products across the metropolis at the weekend as filling stations raised the pump price of the commodity to between N925 per litre and N935 per litre. This is in response to the increase in the landing cost of petrol, the stoppage by Dangote Refinery of the sales of the commodity in naira about two weeks ago and the delay in conclusion of negotiation on the naira for crude policy. Last Monday, the landing cost of the commodity rose to N843.28 per litre from a previous N797…

An activist,  Just Adetoun has apologised and made amends with a mother she publicly criticised for taking her 11-year-old daughter to her street-sweeping job as early as 5am. Many Nigerians condemned Adetoun’s action for her insensitivity especially in exposing the face of the minor and ridiculing the mother who was doing her legitimate job. Adetoun visited the mother’s home, acknowledging her initial approach was insensitive and expressing regret for any harm caused. Prior to the apology, Adetoun had filmed the mother, questioning her for bringing her 11-year-old daughter out by 5am for street-sweeping. She had also threatened to report her,…

Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara , has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to coordinate the governor’s impeachment but he declined the offer. Ehie, who appeared on Channels Tevlevision’s ‘Sunday Politics’ added that he has proof of his claim on his mobile phone. He also disclosed that he has printed out the evidence and distributed it in the event of an attack against him. “I can also open my phone to show you, in the beginning of October 2023, when they approached me with a bribe of N5 billion. It is…

Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo has declared his willingness to step down his presidential aspiration in the 2027 elections in order for a better person to emerge as the party’s flag bearer. Adebayo made this statement on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television. “Everybody knows that I have an aspiration. I’m working on it but God is the author of tomorrow; we don’t even know who is going to be around in 2027. “It is my prayer to God that…

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has cautioned youths in the state against attacking innocent members of the non-indigenous community in the state following the killings of 16 Kano bound Hausa travelers in Uromi, Edo State. Sanusi spoke on Sunday, after leading the Eid-el-fitr prayer at the Kofar Mata Eid ground in the state. His words, “We got information yesterday (Saturday evening) that youths in some areas are planning to launch reprisal attacks on non-indigenes after the Eid prayers. We are instructing them not to carry out such attacks. “We appeal to them not to take laws into…

Aston Villa will face Crystal Palace in the semi-finals of the FA Cup after defeating Preston North End 3-0 in the third quarter-final match. Manchester City which defeated Bournemouth on Sunday will face Nottingham Forest in other semi-final. Marcus Rashford scored twice, his first goals for Villa, to secure their place in the final four. On Saturday, Palace defeated Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage.

One of the governorship aspirants of the  All Progressives Congress (APC)  for the November 8, 2025, Anambra governorship election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has expressed readiness and confident of winning the party’s primaries slated for April 5, 2025. Ozigbo disclosed this while briefing Journalists shortly after rounding off his stakeholders engagements across the three senatorial districts of the state in Awka, on Saturday. Ozigbo reaffirmed his confidence in the APC’s capacity to reclaim Anambra, but cautioned that success at the polls would depend heavily on the choice of candidate. He stressed that his political journey had always been about the people,…